Last Updated on August 13, 2022 by admin

Define Functional Area in SAP

The functional Area in SAP is an organizational unit in accounting that classifies the expenses of an organization by functions such as Sales, Marketing, Production, etc.

Functional Area in SAP- Important Points

  1. The Functional area in SAP is used to create P&L  A/C in Financial Accounting using the cost of sales accounting and used to analyze the cost of sales accounting.
  2. You can classify the expenses by these functions
  3. You can create functional areas in SAP using T-code OKBD or FM_FUNCTION

Examples of Functional Areas are:-

  • Administration
  • sales and distribution
  • Manufacture
  • Production
  • Research and development

Steps for the Creation of Functional Area in SAP

Transaction code:-  OKBD or FM_FUNCTION.

SAP Menu Path :– SPRO > SAP Reference IMG > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Company Code > Cost of Sales Accounting > Activate  Cost of Sales Accounting for Preparation

Step 1:–  Enter SAP T-Code OKBD in the commend filed

OKBD

Step 2:– In the Next screen Click  New Entries

Functional area entriesStep 3:- Enter four digits of Functional area code in the Functional Area column and update the names of the Functional Areas

functional areas

Thus Functional Areas ADPR, ADSO are created in SAP.

Continue to read and learn: How to create functional areas in SAP S4 Hana system.